tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post8213486756055136404..comments2024-01-23T13:10:25.332-05:00Comments on Nails and Sawdust: Winter possums and broken roof rakesMike Silviushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-73479235008446069412014-01-21T09:04:22.720-05:002014-01-21T09:04:22.720-05:00Dan, we had a few days where the temps actually go...Dan, we had a few days where the temps actually got a couple of degrees above freezing during the day, long enough to position the truck in the right beam of sunshine and be warm enough to repair the broken door handle and the windshield wiper motor that also suddenly decided to quit due to the extreme cold. But last night it all plummeted again to a nice crunchy - snot - freezing 20 bellow zero C right now. In a day or so this "polar vortex" as they have taken to calling it here, will be headed your way.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-21022675356536673472014-01-21T06:13:51.384-05:002014-01-21T06:13:51.384-05:00We are in the middle of a thaw here now. Snow is a...We are in the middle of a thaw here now. Snow is almost gone. See you guys are still getting lots.danontherockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04589728957913623326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-2345727358165852022014-01-20T08:30:47.299-05:002014-01-20T08:30:47.299-05:00Tom: Best reinforce that roof..... I would not be ...Tom: Best reinforce that roof..... I would not be at all surprised to learn it snowed in Angola. Did you hear about the massive snowfall in Quito last week? and the manatees and turtles dying in Florida due to the unusual cold? The Mexico city zoo had 25 large animals die of hypothermia not long ago. Where the hell is that confounded global warming they blame me for all the time?Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-33500169824268946242014-01-20T08:25:37.274-05:002014-01-20T08:25:37.274-05:00Cro:
I think the harsh weather here ensures a high...Cro:<br />I think the harsh weather here ensures a high attrition rate. They are not normally seen around here, apparently it is only in recent years they have made the move this far north. Many of them have visible frost bite on the ears and tail. This fellow looks real healthy, so I don't mind helping him out. The most we have seen together at one time is three. Most time we see them separately. We had one big old lame one last winter that did not seem to make it through the year. 25 bellow zero C will cull anything but the most able. If they suddenly become a problem be assured I'd be looking up old Appalachian recipes on possum stew.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-80478301755796271232014-01-20T05:42:41.682-05:002014-01-20T05:42:41.682-05:00My roof is one layer of wriggly tin supported by 4...My roof is one layer of wriggly tin supported by 4" joists and lined with plaster board. If more than 6" of snow fell on it, I would be bloody surprised!Hippohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09468795398813061897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-25632939866452599802014-01-20T04:53:27.978-05:002014-01-20T04:53:27.978-05:00Your Possum looks quite 'cute'. Do they ar...Your Possum looks quite 'cute'. Do they arrive in pairs, then suddenly become dozens? Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-11786110038649120162014-01-19T18:03:32.744-05:002014-01-19T18:03:32.744-05:00Gorges: Here I could not live without one. The hou...Gorges: Here I could not live without one. The house was built in 1937 and the roof is 20 foot long rough cut 2x6, two feet on center on an 8 pitch roof. Roof insulation is collapsed so the heat leaves the roof, melts the snow and when the water hits the cold edges it freezes. If I don't remove it ASAP I get in trouble. Also the 2 foot spacing on the rafters is to weak to let it all build up to much weight. 4 yrs ago I rebuilt the house. Wall got new insulation, new sheathing, trim and siding. I added the overhangs all around, Bituthane six feet up from the eves and all valleys, and new roofing at the time. But reinsulating the roof will mean ripping out the ceilings upstairs first. It will happen but not yet. So a roof rake is critical. They only last a couple of years and when you most need one they are all out.Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-66255777441482265682014-01-19T17:51:14.197-05:002014-01-19T17:51:14.197-05:00Pure necessity dear Doug!!!Pure necessity dear Doug!!!Mike Silviushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10406468736304441962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-78952231653965701612014-01-19T17:12:52.183-05:002014-01-19T17:12:52.183-05:00After having ice dams one winter, I bought one of ...After having ice dams one winter, I bought one of those. Haven't ever needed it in the 15 years since. I hope I never do!Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229172837911249933.post-89808327171534310352014-01-19T16:22:05.989-05:002014-01-19T16:22:05.989-05:00¡Que habilidoso!¡Que habilidoso!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com